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  1. Kenney government must continue move towards balanced budget

    To make matters worse, Alberta recently received its third credit downgrade since December. ...

  2. Minister McKenna should re-consider plans for stimulus

    Catherine McKenna, our federal minister of infrastructure, recently said the Trudeau government is thinking about stimulus measures and hopes to have a plan in place this fall. Minister McKenna suggested stimulus efforts would focus on ...

  3. To avoid fiscal crisis, Trudeau government must learn from history

    Canada’s near-debt crisis in the early 1990s showed what happens when governments ignore and continually defer meaningful action to address ongoing fiscal problems—namely, excessive spending, deficits and debt. Worryingly, the Trudeau ...

  4. Premier Ford should look west for tax advice

    Alberta will reduce its corporate income tax rate to 8 per cent. ...

  5. McNeil government should reduce income tax rates to spur Nova Scotia’s COVID recovery

    High rates can influence people’s decisions on where to work or start new businesses. ...

  6. Any credible plan to fix federal finances must address pre-COVID spending

    Indigenous and Northern Affairs represented the largest share of federal program spending growth. ...

  7. The finance minister said what? Part 5

    On July 8, Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered the federal government’s economic and fiscal “ snapshot,” which pins the federal deficit at $343 billion in 2020. The finance minister lauded (yet again) that the government’s fiscal ...

  8. Trudeau government should target high tax rates during COVID recovery and beyond

    Appeared in the Vancouver Province, July 8, 2020 Due largely to COVID-19, Canada now faces a steep recession. A recent RBC forecast estimates the economy will contract by 7.1 per cent this year. Government policies will help determine the pace of recovery ...

  9. Kenney must target Alberta’s income tax problem during COVID recovery

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, July 8, 2020 The COVID-19 recession has severely damaged Alberta’s already struggling economy; a recent RBC forecast estimates the provincial economy will contract by 11.2 per cent this year. To help foster a strong recovery, ...

  10. COVID-19 isn’t the only reason for our mega-deficit

    Appeared in the Financial Post, July 8, 2020 Today, the Trudeau government presents a “snapshot” of federal finances that’s likely to blame this year’s historic federal deficit on COVID-19 and the recession. But that’s only part of the story. The federal ...